This whole idea of God is a great discovery. Humans have been discovering all kinds of wonderful things like gravity, electricity, kundalini, powers of consciousness, thermal energy, space exploration, medicinal chemistry and of course, the idea of a consciousness that is all knowing, provident, that of a creator, God I suppose.
This idea is not to be denied as most sceptics do. It is of great interest and fascination. Personal experiences and supernatural abilities are attributed either to the wonders of the latent (hidden and undiscovered) parts of ourselves or nature. The explanation of siddhis (or supernormal abilities) includes this search for 'God' - a heightened sense of knowing that brings one into direct communion with this being.
The problem I suppose is not just of diversity of opinion as to what this actually is (God) and blind faith leaving no room for healthy scepticism, but is also a question of morality and justice. Many are left disillusioned with the idea of God as an almighty purveyor of justice and peace, as something that comes after great struggles and sacrifices and yet endears no tangible experiences in the concrete - I suppose this expressly tends to garner a narrative often held by the atheist that God cannot exist.
Some cannot be bothered at all until a pressingly dire situation calls upon the need to believe in the existence of such a being and some just meet death head on, face-to-face and I would have more faith in this type of an atheist. However, it still does not prove if God exists or not, not even deep samadhi states.
The problem is the lack of receptivity of human consciousness to the idea of a God created society and the inability to follow certain regulations of behaviour (as administered by religions) in order to sustain those behaviours that brings about a communion with this eternal bliss and ananda that many holy scriptures talk about.
Crimes and war committed in the name of God and atheism are masks to give justification to the animal in us and this delays our progressive evolution and causes unnecessary pain and suffering, resistance even.
The true evil is ignorance; a society based on lower than acceptable standards for raising human consciousness. I'm sure that if an Indian rishi was reincarnated into this present age, the process of enlightenment would speed up in him/her as a disdain born of the mundane background of what society at large is based on would produce a great dispassion. This is the neti, neti method of the vedanta. But tantra supposes that life is to be enjoyed regardless of status and the predictates of classism - they seem to have a workable solution to get past the dark aspects of society and existence and embrace the black Goddess's dual nature.
Suprotim Choudhury
This whole idea of God is a great discovery. Humans have been discovering all kinds of wonderful things like gravity, electricity, kundalini, powers of consciousness, thermal energy, space exploration, medicinal chemistry and of course, the idea of a consciousness that is all knowing, provident, that of a creator, God I suppose.
This idea is not to be denied as most sceptics do. It is of great interest and fascination. Personal experiences and supernatural abilities are attributed either to the wonders of the latent (hidden and undiscovered) parts of ourselves or nature. The explanation of siddhis (or supernormal abilities) includes this search for 'God' - a heightened sense of knowing that brings one into direct communion with this being.
The problem I suppose is not just of diversity of opinion as to what this actually is (God) and blind faith leaving no room for healthy scepticism, but is also a question of morality and justice. Many are left disillusioned with the idea of God as an almighty purveyor of justice and peace, as something that comes after great struggles and sacrifices and yet endears no tangible experiences in the concrete - I suppose this expressly tends to garner a narrative often held by the atheist that God cannot exist.
Some cannot be bothered at all until a pressingly dire situation calls upon the need to believe in the existence of such a being and some just meet death head on, face-to-face and I would have more faith in this type of an atheist. However, it still does not prove if God exists or not, not even deep samadhi states.
The problem is the lack of receptivity of human consciousness to the idea of a God created society and the inability to follow certain regulations of behaviour (as administered by religions) in order to sustain those behaviours that brings about a communion with this eternal bliss and ananda that many holy scriptures talk about.
Crimes and war committed in the name of God and atheism are masks to give justification to the animal in us and this delays our progressive evolution and causes unnecessary pain and suffering, resistance even.
The true evil is ignorance; a society based on lower than acceptable standards for raising human consciousness. I'm sure that if an Indian rishi was reincarnated into this present age, the process of enlightenment would speed up in him/her as a disdain born of the mundane background of what society at large is based on would produce a great dispassion. This is the neti, neti method of the vedanta. But tantra supposes that life is to be enjoyed regardless of status and the predictates of classism - they seem to have a workable solution to get past the dark aspects of society and existence and embrace the black Goddess's dual nature.
Just a thought.
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